IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-10.09.2025 Darshana Dagar ......Petitioner.

Vs.

State of Haryana & Anr ......Respondents.

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present:- Mr. Kamal Chaudhary, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Mr. T.P. Singh, Sr. DAG Haryana.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.(ORAL This is a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of the FIR No.755 dated 23.12.2020 registered under Section 174-A IPC at Police Station Mujesar, District Faridabad (Annexure P-3) which was registered consequent to the order dated 05.03.2020 (Annexure P-2) pased by Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Faridabad declaring the petitioner as proclaimed offender in a complaint case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 along with all the consequential proceedings arising out of the same.

2. The brief facts of the case are that in discharge of his legal liability, the petitioner/accused issued a cheques for amount of Rs.5,50,000/- & Rs.5,49,699/- both dated 20.10.2018 in favour of the complainant. The said cheques came to be dishonoured. Pursuant thereto, as no payment was made in lieu of the dishonoured cheques, a complaint under Section 138